Where Do We Need Help on The Offensive Line?

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just watched nfl network & ther analyst - Mayock, as Branden Albert, a jr. from UVA. rising up as the top guard & into the top 10 overall. Thinks he can play left tackle in the nfl.

I watched him play a no. of times over the years & he is a beast. Although I've thought DE or maybe CB were the top priorities w/our first pick, if this guy is still there he would be an ideal pick. Someone said it'd be nice to have a guy that can play guard until Jansen retires & then play tackle. Albert sounds like the guy to do that.

they're all getting old. we can use our 2nd and 3rd on an OT and OG... pre-combine and pro days its kinda hard to say will fall where, but a guy like otah might fall, and even the best guards generally aren't taken till the top of the second round.

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we need help at the 1-2-4 and the 5 on the line... I'm comfortable with Rabach for a few more years, but the age of kendall, samuels, jansen and thomas bothers the crap out of me. I say we begin the re-load. We need to use our 2nd round pick on a LT... Jansen or Samuels will miss at least 8 games between them next year. Its a given.

Todd Wade is a joke AND hes an ugly mofo. Call me crazy, but I like Stephen Heyor. Something about the way he plays just gives me a feeling that he will be good, and be here a while. Jansen is really good but only when hes not injured which is about 85% of the time. Randy who? Thomas is fading faster than a 1992 dollar bill. Samuels is still good but if he goes down, who will be the starter? I like Kendall for another year but we need some help in the draft thats for sure.

[QUOTE=sportscurmudgeon;422203]Frankly, I think the OL needs help and/or depth at every position except TE.

No one who tried to fill in for Jansen last year covered himself in glory; some of them were embarrassments.

Randy Thomas has been injured a lot in the past couple fo years so depth at guard is really important. As a side issue, just how much gas is left in Kendall's tank? He's good for 2008 - absent an injuiry - but for how long after that?

At center the Redskins are average/ordinary. Rabach doesn't embarrass himself out there, but he's hardly the rock you build a line around either. I wouldn't make center the highest priority, but to ignore an upgrade there would be a long-term mistake.[/QUOTE/]

I agree that the redskins should'nt ignore any of the line positions. We have a some good players, but we see how fragile it can be once the injuries line up. Randy Thomas is great, when he is not hurt. Jansen is good, when he is not hurt. Having both of those guys being injured really hurt our team last year and we have to address the fact that the team is getting older and that we need to have some consideration for the future.